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Offline McCabe-Thiele (Ted)

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Re: Mike's CB550 Project
« Reply #30 on: June 01, 2024, 10:39:53 PM »
As Bryan has said the parts book is very good at identifying where things like O rings or oil restrictors fit.

As you probably know the block base gasket fits on the crankcase, the larger four block seal rings fit in the groove on the underside of the block. You will need to use red rubber grease on them so they stay in place when you fit the block over the pistons. You also have the fiddly part of fitting the cam chain tensioner blades. You might find it helpful to read that section in my 500 project thread (Page 35) or another members thread.

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Offline Mike_Berkshire

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Re: Mike's CB550 Project
« Reply #31 on: Today at 04:25:28 PM »
Thanks Bryan and Ted. Im not sure which model mine is. VJMC did the certificate for the registration and they call it a 1976 CB550K. I assume that this equates to the K3 parts book although I cant see any difference in the gaskets/O rings etc between the three CB550 parts books; I assume it doesn't matter. Ill have a trawl through the old posts using search over the next week or so. I have redgrease that I used for reassembling the carbs which I will use on the O rings so thanks for the tip there.

 

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